Teen Kanya movie reviews

“Samapti” was the 2nd story of the 3 story film “Teen Kanya” made by Ray in 1961. The 3 short films (Post Master, Samapti & Monihaar) amounted to a single feature lengthed film. The film was produced by Satyajit Ray himself & all 3 stories were adapted from 3 short stories of the immortal Rabindranath Tagore. “Samapti” was unique, funny & sentimental in Character. It was all about the “love after marriage syndrome”, & Ray had discovered the heart of Tagore’s story. A very young Aparna Sen made her debut in this film opposite Soumitra who played the character of Amulyo. ... » read more

The year 1961 marked the birth centenary of Rabindranath Tagore. Ray celebrated it with a feature film as well as a long documentary. Many of Tagore's vast mass of short stories are finely created, and yet have an earthiness and humanity which has endeared them to a wide readership. Often they suffer when expanded to full-length features; the decision to treat them as short features is thus very apt. In "Postmaster", Ray is once again in his element. The forty-minute film is full of human warmth nestling inside its brief but well-moulded form. The servant girl is ... » read more